By Patrick Walsh 05/04/2012
It’s time for the fat lady to sing. Last night, the Senate voted 50 to 27 in favour of Bill C-19 following the third and final...
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By Patrick Walsh 04/04/2012
Late yesterday, the Senate finally got around to debating Bill C-19—but only after a two-hour debate on a motion to limit the...
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By Patrick Walsh 03/04/2012
Six more hours. That’s the maximum amount of debate time left for Bill C-19 in the Senate before it goes to a final vote....
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By Patrick Walsh 21/03/2012
UPDATE! MARCH 30: The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs woke up yesterday after all! Chair John D....
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By Patrick Walsh 06/02/2012
UPDATE! FEBRUARY 28: By day's end, Bill C-19 should be a couple of steps closer to becoming law. Today, the Ending the Long-gun...
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By Patrick Walsh 05/01/2012
Ah, the politician’s life. I thought school teachers (and my three kids) have had, and are having, one heckuva Christmas break:...
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By Patrick Walsh 21/11/2011
Has Bill C-19 become law yet? Nope. We still have a gun registry. But the so-called Ending the Long-gun Registry Act is...
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By Patrick Walsh 11/11/2011
In case you were wondering (as I was), about the status of the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act, or Bill C-19, it is currently...
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By Patrick Walsh 26/10/2011
Now that the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act, or Bill C-19, is before the House of Commons and all but certain to pass into law,...
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By Patrick Walsh 25/10/2011
It looks like a bill to scrap the long-gun registry is back in play, albeit following what would appear to be a wee round of...
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